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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA
Of course, I mean, not a day goes by where I don't have to that several times.
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Heck, I do it near daily
It's always fun to get asked "what classes should I take to be a game programmer?" They're expecting answers like C, C++, graphics, and always flip out when I say Calculus, Physics, Data Structures, Algorithms. Everything I do is in 3D, and so understanding vectors, trig, and the like is CRITICAL.
But more on to the topic at hand, I agree with the earlier statement that our society is so focused on the degree and the college education as the way to advancement that the advanced classes are needed. But if we had some different career tracks like bringing back vocational, we could tailor high school education much more directly. Honestly by the time you leave the 8th grade you ought to know how to count money and make change and have the other basic life skills, and 9th or 10th grade ought to start focusing on college prep or vocational or maybe even "office skills" that don't need a degree but do need some other skillsets.